Bowen Ranch

Use this address to get there:
6300 Bowen Ranch Rd, Apple Valley, CA 92308
The current address in google maps takes you through roads that will brake your car. Except if you're going there with Jeep Wrangler 4x4, or any other specifically made for off road vehicle like a tank.

This is your easiest and safest bet to the hot springs. Yeah the guy working there is a bit of a grump. But that’s only if you get on his bad side, and that’s hard to do. He has to put up with our sh!t all day. Let alone the garbage! Unlike the state parks one might be accustomed to, this is private property that actually needs to be respected.

Unfortunately, that doesn’t happen. So the gatekeepers might be a little worn out especially after a holiday rush with people trying to sneak in after hours. But look on the bright side: it isn’t ran by a corporate behemoth. They could sell out one day and let it go to a company who would be eager to charge $50 per person and find ways to subtract from this experience, but these folks persist. They have as much love for the land as you do.

Best place to park to get to the Hot Springs